By Alyssa Nyberg, Preserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands As the days grow shorter and night comes sooner, I enjoy all the fluttery things. The brilliant day-flying butterflies delight me. I love the flashes of color across the open sky, the undulating patterns as they float like fairies on the warm fall days. RelaxingContinue reading “Is it a Butterfly or a Moth? It Might be Both!”
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The Flying Checkerboard and Fire
By Alyssa Nyberg, Restoration Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Conrad Station Savanna Nature Preserve, located on the north end of Kankakee Sands, is an ideal place for a springtime walk. Not only will you be delighted by spring wildflowers, you will likely also get to see a flying checkerboard! Though many birds migrate back to IndianaContinue reading “The Flying Checkerboard and Fire”
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